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Erik Jones started on the pole for the first heat race of the night. Jones was fastest in single truck qualifying, which handed him the pole for the first heat race. The race went green and Jones immediately jumped ahead of the field as the trucks started to fan out. Joe Cobb, who was looking to transfer based on position, spun out in turn 1 on the first lap, but he was able to continue on without a caution. Jones came back around to lead the first lap of the event with ease. Early in the going, Jody Knowles held the final transfer spot as a go-or-go homer driver, but J.R. Heffner was looking for the spot. On lap 5, J.R. Heffner passed Jody Knowles to take the last transfer spot for the moment. The laps continued to click away and Erik Jones crossed the checkered flag as the flag to flag winner. Ben Kennedy spun coming to the checkered, but he was locked into the field and he would move on to the feature. J.R. Heffner took the final transfer spot while Jody Knowles and Joe Cobb were forced to move to the last chance qualifier. After one heat race, the action was sure to pick up.
Finishing Order:
1st: Erik Jones*
2nd: Darrell Wallace Jr.*
3rd: Kyle Larson*
4th: J.R. Heffner*
5th: Jody Knowles
6th: Ben Kennedy*
7th: Joe Cobb
(*: Locked into the main event.)
Heat Race #2
Mason Mingus started on the pole for the second heat race of the night. The race went green and Mingus immediately looked to hold off the pack. As Jeb Burton battled Mingus for the lead, John Wes Townley and Cody Erickson went for a spin in turn 1 on lap 1. The two spun together and they quickly got back going, but both drivers were behind the field and they were hoping to take the final transfer spot. This put Michael Affarano in the final transfer spot with the two drivers battling with him way behind. Burton was able to lead the first lap after passing Mingus and he started to set sail. The laps clicked by in the event and neither Erickson or Townley could make it up to the final transfer spot. Burton led the race from flag to flag while Michael Affarano took the final transfer spot. John Wes Townley and Cody Erickson would have to head to the last chance qualifier. After two fantastic heat races, only three remained to decide the feature field.
Finishing Order:
1st: Jeb Burton*
2nd: Joey Coulter*
3rd: Mason Mingus*
4th: Gray Gaulding*
5th: Michael Affarano*
6th: John Wes Townley
7th: Cody Erickson
(*: Locked into the main event.)
Heat Race #3
Ron Hornaday Jr. started on the pole for the third heat race of the night. The race went green and Hornaday jumped out ahead of the field as the trucks fanned out behind him. On lap 2, Ty Dillon quickly passed Michael Annett to take the final transfer spot as Dillon looked to run away with the spot. R on Hornaday Jr. remained the leader ahead of the pack and he looked fast on track. The ten laps of the event clicked by quickly and Hornaday took the checkered flag as the winner and leader of every single lap. Ty Dillon took the final transfer spot while Michael Annett and Jennifer Jo Cobb were forced to move to the last chance qualifier. Only two heat races remained as the field for the last chance qualifier began to shape up.
Finishing Order:
1st: Ron Hornaday Jr.*
2nd: Tyler Reddick*
3rd: Ty Dillon*
4th: John Hunter Nemechek*
5th: Michael Annett
6th: Chase Pistone*
7th: Jennifer Jo Cobb
(*: Locked into the main event.)
Heat Race #4
Matt Crafton started on the pole for the fourth heat race of the night. Jared Landers, who needed to transfer to the feature through the heat race, did not start the event after a crash in single truck qualifying. The race went green and Crafton immediately jumped ahead of the field. Austin Dillon stayed in the final transfer spot on the start and he looked to hold it. Crafton led the early part of the race, but Ryan Blaney made his way past him on lap 5. Blaney began to cruise and he looked like his father, Dave Blaney, on the track. Blaney crossed the line for the checkered and the win after a ten lap battle. Austin Dillon took the final transfer spot while Norm Benning and Jared Landers, if he could race, would moved onto the last chance qualifier. After four heat races, only one remained along with a last chance qualifier.
Finishing Order:
1st: Ryan Blaney*
2nd: Matt Crafton*
3rd: Timothy Peters*
4th: Austin Dillon*
5th: Norm Benning
6th: German Quiroga*
7th: Jared Landers#
(#: Landers did not run the heat race and he would not run the last chance qualifier due to a crash in single truck qualifying.)
(*: Locked into the main event.)
Heat Race #5
Ken Schrader started on the pole for the final heat race of the night before the last chance qualifier and then before the feature. Schrader led the first lap as the field fanned out behind him. Schrader was the in the final transfer spot while Tyler Young looked to chase him down for the spot. The field was running hard as the laps clicked away. After running green early, the first caution of the short race waved on lap 5. Korbin Forrister went for a spin in turn 4. His truck stayed off the wall, but he stopped on track. NASCAR waved the caution and Forrister was able to get back going. This forced the field to line up once again as they looked to complete the event. Schrader was on point, but Sauter was in the preferred groove on the inside. The race went back green and Sauter used that inside groove to take the lead ahead of Schrader. Tyler Young looked to pass Schrader, but the two would start to battle. Johnny Sauter crossed the line for the checkered flag after leading the second half of the race while Ken Schrader moved on with the final transfer spot. Tyler Young moved on to the last chance qualifier to make the feature. After five heat races, a last chance qualifier would decide the rest of the feature field.
Cautions:
1st Caution: Lap 5- Korbin Forrister went for a spin in turn 4, but he was able to get back going.
Finishing Order:
1st: Johnny Sauter*
2nd: Ken Schrader*
3rd: Tyler Young
4th: T.J. Bell*
5th: Bryan Silas*
6th: Korbin Forrister*
Last Chance Qualifier:
Jody Knowles started on the pole. He barely missed the feature in the first heat race, but he would be in a good spot to start the last chance qualifier. The race went green and John Wes Townley quickly passed Knowles for the lead as the field looked to move on to the feature. On lap 4 of the 15 lap event, Michael Annett moved into the final transfer spot with Cody Erickson on the outside looking in. Just as Annett moved into the spot, the first caution of the short race waved on lap 6. Joe Cobb went for a spin in turn 4. He came to a stop while NASCAR waved the caution. He quickly got back going after the caution. The caution laps did not count and the field was quickly lined up. The race went green quickly and Jody Knowles took the lead from John Wes Townley. Just as the race went back green, the second caution waved on lap 7. Tyler Young went for a spin in turn 2. His truck spun and drifted up the track. He clipped Michael Annett and Annett hit the wall, but continued on. Young was able to get going with only slight damage to his truck. The field was quickly lined up again with the feature spots still on the line. The race went back green and John Wes Townley took the lead back from Jody Knowles. The field looked to be racing hard on the restart and the hard racing brought out the third caution on lap 9. Joe Cobb went for a spin in turn 4 underneath Jennifer Jo Cobb, his daughter. He came to a stop on track, but he was able to get back going after the caution waved. The field was lined up once again with Michael Annett still holding the final transfer spot. The field was lined back up and the race went green again. John Wes Townley held onto the lead after the restart and he looked to run away. The laps began to click away and the battle for the final transfer spot was raging behind Townley. With two laps to go, Cody Erickson was on the outside hoping to make the race, but his race changed with the fourth caution on lap 14. Erickson went for a spin in turn 2. His truck stayed out of the wall and he was able to get back going after the caution waved. This left him only two laps to pass Michael Annett to take the final transfer spot. The field was lined up for one final time in the last chance qualifier. The race went green and John Wes Townley jumped out ahead of the field as Cody Erickson began to battle Annett. Shortly after the restart, the field was back around for the white flag. Erickson made a move to pass Annett in turns 1 and 2, but he couldn't. He gave it a last ditch effort heading to the checkered flag, but Annett held him off to take the final transfer spot as Townley won the last chance qualifier. Tyler Young, Jody Knowles, Norm Benning, and Annett moved on while Erickson, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Joe Cobb, and Jared Landers missed the event. Now, after battles to make the field and line up starting spots, the race was ready to begin.
Cautions:
1st Caution: Lap 6- Joe Cobb went for a spin in turn 4 and stopped on track.
2nd Caution: Lap 7- Tyler Young went for a spin in turn 2 and Michael Annett clipped him while he spun, but both would continue on in the event.
3rd Caution: Lap 9- Joe Cobb went for a spin in turn 4 and stopped on the track.
4th Caution: Lap 14- Cody Erickson went for a spin in turn 2, but he continued on in the event.
Finishing Order:
1st: John Wes Townley*
2nd: Tyler Young*
3rd: Jody Knowles*
4th: Norm Benning*
5th: Michael Annett*
6th: Cody Erickson
7th: Jennifer Jo Cobb
8th: Joe Cobb
9th: Jared Landers
(*: Made the feature event.)
DNQs: Cody Erickson, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Joe Cobb, and Jared Landers
Credits:
-My Own Notes
-Statistics:
http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/7/23/eldora-qualifying-heat-races-results-truck-series.html
http://racing-reference.info/
-Image:
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